Updated Articles and Resources
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Disability Rights News - January 2010
Created:
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Updated:
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Disability-related news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in January 2010. -
Site of the Day - Parenting Special Needs Site of the Day for May 2012
Created:
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Updated:
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Find a daily destination of interest to parents of children with special needs. The sites listed here were featured in May 2012. -
Asthma News - January through April 2011
Created:
Friday, May 25, 2012
Updated:
Friday, May 25, 2012
News stories on asthma, from around the Web, featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in the first four months of 2011. -
Special-Needs Summer Survival Kit - Reduce Stress, Improve Behavior, Increase Learning
Created:
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Updated:
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Are you ready for the summer? The absence of school is relaxing, but the lack of routine can be stressful. Help your family survive the formless school-free months with these tips for lessening ris... -
What's the Most Outrageous Thing That's Happened to You at an IEP Meeting?
Created:
Friday, April 24, 2009
Updated:
Thursday, May 24, 2012
If you've had a child in special education for very long -- and even if the experience has been mostly good -- chances are you've had a moment at an IEP meeting that has made your jaw drop. Tell yo... -
Asthma News - January through March 2010
Created:
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Updated:
Thursday, May 24, 2012
News stories on asthma, from around the Web, featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in the first three months of 2010. -
Share Your Special-Needs Petition
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
Updated:
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Have you started an online petition in the hope of improving a situation for your child with special needs? Share the information here to get other parents to sign on. -
Do You Spank Your Child With Special Needs?
Created:
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Updated:
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Do you spank your child with special needs? I've got eight reasons why it's a bad idea, but you can share your own thoughts pro and con. -
Special-Needs Parenting Books - Book Reviews on Parenting Special Needs
Created:
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Updated:
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
No time to read long book reviews? We'll distill the most important information on those special-needs parenting books you've been hearing about and let you know if they're worth your precious free... -
Do-It-Yourself Therapy Toys
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Updated:
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Have you made some great developmental or therapeutic toys for your child that provide a cheap alternative to expensive equipment? Share your inspirations here. -
Book Review - Judy's World - The World of Autism Through the Eyes of a Mother
Created:
Monday, May 21, 2012
Updated:
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
A mother gives a sympathetic explanation of why her two sons with autism, OCD, anxiety, and ADHD act the way they do. -
Special-Needs Parenting News - January 2012
Created:
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Updated:
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Special-needs parenting news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in January, 2012. -
Book Review - Blue Sky July
Created:
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
Review of a memoir about a mother's fight for her son with severe cerebral palsy. -
Book Review - The Silent Cry
Created:
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
Review of a memoir in which a mother of a boy with neurofibromatosis recalls his early struggle for life. -
Book Review: Schuyler's Monster
Created:
Friday, March 14, 2008
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
Review of a book about a girl with a neurological disorder that keeps her from speaking, and her parents' battle to find answers and words for her. -
Book Review: Sixtyfive Roses
Created:
Friday, December 14, 2007
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
Growing up with a sibling with Cystic Fibrosis is the subject of this tough and perceptive memoir. -
Book Review: Tiny Titan
Created:
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
The incredible saga of the Yurcek family, from nurturing one child through a catastrophic illness to adopting five more with emotional and mental health struggles. -
Book Review: To the Left of Inspiration - Adventures in Living with Disabilities
Created:
Friday, July 14, 2006
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
Review of Katherine Schneider's light-hearted book on living with blindness. -
Book Review: The Power of the Powerless
Created:
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
Oliver was in a vegetative state from birth, unable to see, hear, move or interact. Yet he inspired all who knew or heard of him to an increased appreciation of the value of all life. This is his b... -
Book Review: Reflections from a Different Journey - What Adults with Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew
Created:
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
In a series of short essays, adults with disabilities share the decisions their parents made for them, and how things might have been different -- for better or worse. -
Special-Needs Book Authors Alphabetical Index - B
Created:
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
Looking for a good book on parenting a child with special needs? Seek out offerings from authors whose books have been reviewed in the Harried Parent's Book Club. -
Harried Parent's Book Club Alphabetical Index - J K L
Created:
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
No time to read long book reviews? We'll distill the most important information on those medical and parenting books you've been hearing about and let you know if they're worth your precious free t... -
What Is Kidney Dysplasia?
Created:
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
A definition of kidney dysplasia, with links to more information. -
Medical News - January/February/March 2012
Created:
Monday, May 21, 2012
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
News stories on medical issues, from around the Web, featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in the first three months of 2012. -
Books on Reading - Reviews from the Harried Parent's Book Club
Created:
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Updated:
Monday, May 21, 2012
Browse reviews of parenting books on reading from the Harried Parent's Book Club. -
Down-Syndrome News - January/February/March 2012
Created:
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Updated:
Sunday, May 20, 2012
News stories on Down syndrome, from around the Web, featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in the first three months of 2012. -
Autism Research News - 2011
Created:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Updated:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
News stories on autism research, from around the Web, featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2011. -
Autism News - January/February/March 2012
Created:
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Updated:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
News stories on autism, from around the Web, featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in the first three months of 2012. -
Share Your Child's Extended School Year (ESY) Experience
Created:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Updated:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Has your child participated in an Extended School Year program? Tell us how it went. Or did you lose the fight with the IEP team to get that service at all? -
DIY ESY - An Extended School Year Program You Can Do Yourself
Created:
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Updated:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Extended School Year (ESY) is a helpful summer program for children in special education, but unless you can prove your child's going to regress over those months off, you may not be able to get it... -
Developmental Disability News 2010
Created:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Updated:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
News stories on developmental disabilities from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2010. -
Developmental Disability News 2011
Created:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Updated:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
News stories on developmental disabilities from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2011.